Alcoholic Brother

Question
I have a younger Brother ( 40 ) who has a wife and two young boys and is an Alcoholic.  Everyone knows it except for his Wife ( Who is in denial) and him.  I have spoken to him for years and did the big brother thing about not approving his drinking etc to no avail..  Now it's getting worse and I caught him drinking with his young boys in the car the other day and he refused to let me take his boys with me and drove off...  What do I do?  I am now willing to sit the whole family and call him out on the latest incident and I really don't give a rip if he never talks to me for a long time if it gets him to rehab.....  Help!!!!!


Answer
HI Marko,



You are in a position similar to many family members of alcoholics. As far as I know nothing can be done with an alcoholic who is in denial, unless he commits an offence. This is a matter of law and should be discussed with a lawyer. But even forced therapy usually does not work.



The only way an alcoholic may respond to therapy if he is motivate to do so. In that case he may want to be educated as to why he has a problem with alcohol. I do so by referring clients to articles at our web site such as:



Why Alcoholics Drink? at

http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/WAD.html



Alcoholism (Addiction) is a Treatable Disease at:

http://curezone.com/upload/PDF/Articles/jurplesman/alcoholism_treatable.pdf



Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder at:

http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/drug_addictions_nutritional_disorder.htm...



The first step in treatment is going on a hypoglycemic diet. If problems persist, it is best to consult a Nutritional Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist or a Nutritional Psychologist.



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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychologist

Hon. Editor of

The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia.

www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Author of "Getting off the Hook"

Freely available at Google Book Search

Skype: jurplesman